What happens in your scene? Out line the basic events.
In 3.4 Macbeth is holding a feast for the lords and other noblemen, I think it is mainly to show others that he is the one with the power. When Macbeth supposedly mourns for Banquo, the ghost of Banquo comes out and frightens Macbeth. Lady Macbeth tries to calm the other by telling them that he normally has seizures. But when that doesn't work, Lady Macbeth tells everyone to leave and Macbeth tell her that he feels guilty and unstable. Lady Macbeth tells him that what is done is already done and for him to show everyone else that he is fine.
What do you think are the key purposes of your scene? In other words, what is this scene important?
The main purpose of 3.4 is to show the readers that Macbeth can no longer go back and must go on the bloody path he is taking. It also shows for the first time that Lady Macbeth is as afraid and unstable as well. She is uneasy that Macbeth is acting so and fears for their well beings. Macbeth is scared out of his wits when he sees the ghost, the scene shows that he is a coward and that he still has a shred of morals in him.
What are your reactions to this scene?
I thought it was interesting to see how the characters have changed. It shows what a coward Macbeth is. In the beginning of the play Macbeth is portrayed as a brave and noble character but as the play progresses his image deteriorates and he's been reduced to nothing but a coward who can't run from what he's done. I'm also surprised that Lady Macbeth is panicking so much. She seemed very cold and uncaring about what happens to others as long as she achieves her goals. But in this scene, she's desperate to hide what she and her husband have done. She tries to hide the fact that they killed in order for power and now she's panicking and telling Macbeth to be calm.
What does your character want in this scene?
Lady Macbeth wants to hide the truth from everyone else and for no on to notice that Macbeth is acting weird because of their doings. It seems that Macbeth just wants to be freed from the guilt that he's feeling. He also regrets what he did a little bit. Ross is one of the guests of the feast, he just seems to be there to ask questions that make transitions in the scene. For example when he asks "Gentlemen rise, his highness is not well." in line 55, Lady Macbeth hurriedly tells everyone that everything is fine.
What is your character's motivation for doing what he or she does?
The motivation that Macbeth has is the ambition for power. His hunger for power keeps on leading him to kill more people and shed more blood. In this scene though, he is mainly concerned about getting rid of the ghost of Banquo as well as getting rid of his guilt. Ross doesn't really have a special motivation in this scene, he's just there.
What obstacles stand in his or her way?
Well Banquo's ghost is the most prominent obstacle but Macbeth's guilty conscience is also in the way. For Ross I guess Lady Macbeth would be in his way from knowing what is happening to Macbeth.
What happens when your character confronts these obstacles?
Macbeth starts shaking in fear when he sees the ghost of Banquo. He starts having something similar to a seizure and screams out that he has done nothing wrong and that he is innocent. When he talks to Lady Macbeth, he tells her about how he is feeling guilt and instead of doing something about it he acts like an coward. For Ross, he just obeys Lady Macbeth when she tells the guests that nothing is wrong and for them to go away.
Are there any distinctive elements in your character's way of speaking?
Macbeth seems to be scared most of the time. In the beginning he talks in an arrogant way a bit. After he sees the ghost though he talks in a frightened way. Ross just seems to be curious and worried at the same time.
What is your character thinking during the scene?
I'm not sure what the two characters are thinking but I'm guessing that Macbeth wants to know what exactly is happening with Banquo's ghost coming out and how to get rid of it. Ross is probably wondering what's happening to Macbeth and if there's anything he could do to help Macbeth.
Self Evaluation
1. Evaluate the performance of your group. What went well? What didn’t go well?I think everything went well. We had all rehearse before and everything went according to plan. We made one mistake though, we messed up one line, but somehow covered it up. But over all I think everyone did a good job, we all tried our best and contributed all we could.
2. How well did you contribute to your group?I brought props and showed up for the practices, I also helped other members analyze their scenes and helped to throw in some ideas.
3. How well did you perform as an individual?Well, I'm not that great of an actor but I tried my best. I didn't mess up my lines for one, I said everything and did everything I was supposed to do.
4. What could have improved your scene performance?We could have rehearsed a bit more and make sure that we don't get confused at particular points of the scene. We had some trouble pausing at certain moments and reading at the appropriate time. If we had practiced more, our scene could have been more perfect.
5. How did the scene performance help you better understand the play.
Acting it out really helps what's going on because you have to understand what kind of emotion and thoughts the character has and in going through. It helps analyze the characters as well as what's going on better.
Scene 3.4
Characters: Macbeth and RossScene Analysis
- What happens in your scene? Out line the basic events.
- In 3.4 Macbeth is holding a feast for the lords and other noblemen, I think it is mainly to show others that he is the one with the power. When Macbeth supposedly mourns for Banquo, the ghost of Banquo comes out and frightens Macbeth. Lady Macbeth tries to calm the other by telling them that he normally has seizures. But when that doesn't work, Lady Macbeth tells everyone to leave and Macbeth tell her that he feels guilty and unstable. Lady Macbeth tells him that what is done is already done and for him to show everyone else that he is fine.
- What do you think are the key purposes of your scene? In other words, what is this scene important?
- The main purpose of 3.4 is to show the readers that Macbeth can no longer go back and must go on the bloody path he is taking. It also shows for the first time that Lady Macbeth is as afraid and unstable as well. She is uneasy that Macbeth is acting so and fears for their well beings. Macbeth is scared out of his wits when he sees the ghost, the scene shows that he is a coward and that he still has a shred of morals in him.
- What are your reactions to this scene?
- I thought it was interesting to see how the characters have changed. It shows what a coward Macbeth is. In the beginning of the play Macbeth is portrayed as a brave and noble character but as the play progresses his image deteriorates and he's been reduced to nothing but a coward who can't run from what he's done. I'm also surprised that Lady Macbeth is panicking so much. She seemed very cold and uncaring about what happens to others as long as she achieves her goals. But in this scene, she's desperate to hide what she and her husband have done. She tries to hide the fact that they killed in order for power and now she's panicking and telling Macbeth to be calm.
- What does your character want in this scene?
- Lady Macbeth wants to hide the truth from everyone else and for no on to notice that Macbeth is acting weird because of their doings. It seems that Macbeth just wants to be freed from the guilt that he's feeling. He also regrets what he did a little bit. Ross is one of the guests of the feast, he just seems to be there to ask questions that make transitions in the scene. For example when he asks "Gentlemen rise, his highness is not well." in line 55, Lady Macbeth hurriedly tells everyone that everything is fine.
- What is your character's motivation for doing what he or she does?
- The motivation that Macbeth has is the ambition for power. His hunger for power keeps on leading him to kill more people and shed more blood. In this scene though, he is mainly concerned about getting rid of the ghost of Banquo as well as getting rid of his guilt. Ross doesn't really have a special motivation in this scene, he's just there.
- What obstacles stand in his or her way?
- Well Banquo's ghost is the most prominent obstacle but Macbeth's guilty conscience is also in the way. For Ross I guess Lady Macbeth would be in his way from knowing what is happening to Macbeth.
- What happens when your character confronts these obstacles?
- Macbeth starts shaking in fear when he sees the ghost of Banquo. He starts having something similar to a seizure and screams out that he has done nothing wrong and that he is innocent. When he talks to Lady Macbeth, he tells her about how he is feeling guilt and instead of doing something about it he acts like an coward. For Ross, he just obeys Lady Macbeth when she tells the guests that nothing is wrong and for them to go away.
- Are there any distinctive elements in your character's way of speaking?
- Macbeth seems to be scared most of the time. In the beginning he talks in an arrogant way a bit. After he sees the ghost though he talks in a frightened way. Ross just seems to be curious and worried at the same time.
- What is your character thinking during the scene?
- I'm not sure what the two characters are thinking but I'm guessing that Macbeth wants to know what exactly is happening with Banquo's ghost coming out and how to get rid of it. Ross is probably wondering what's happening to Macbeth and if there's anything he could do to help Macbeth.
Acting it out really helps what's going on because you have to understand what kind of emotion and thoughts the character has and in going through. It helps analyze the characters as well as what's going on better.Self Evaluation
1. Evaluate the performance of your group. What went well? What didn’t go well?I think everything went well. We had all rehearse before and everything went according to plan. We made one mistake though, we messed up one line, but somehow covered it up. But over all I think everyone did a good job, we all tried our best and contributed all we could.
2. How well did you contribute to your group?I brought props and showed up for the practices, I also helped other members analyze their scenes and helped to throw in some ideas.
3. How well did you perform as an individual?Well, I'm not that great of an actor but I tried my best. I didn't mess up my lines for one, I said everything and did everything I was supposed to do.
4. What could have improved your scene performance?We could have rehearsed a bit more and make sure that we don't get confused at particular points of the scene. We had some trouble pausing at certain moments and reading at the appropriate time. If we had practiced more, our scene could have been more perfect.
5. How did the scene performance help you better understand the play.